Pyrolysis liquid from wood (pine) and from straw

Fast pyrolysis is a process that consists in heating organic materials in absence of air in order to produce organic vapours that can be condensed to obtain a liquid: the pyrolysis oil. Up to 70 wt.% of the feedstock is converted into this dark-coloured liquid, which contains almost no minerals and sulphur components.

The production of pyrolysis oil offers several advantages:

Pyrolysis oil is easy to store and to transport. Pyrolysis makes it possible to decouple biomass supply and biofuel demand.

Application of liquid biofuels such as pyrolysis oil is easier than that of solid biofuels.

Pyrolysis oil is second-generation biomass technology and does not interfere with the food chain.